Purdue head football coach Darrell Hazell talks to his team after their annual spring game Saturday, April 13, 2013, at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette.

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Twelve and a half percent of Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches in 2012 were African-American, according to the annual Race and Gender Report Card released today by the Institute for Diversity and Ethics and Sport, but that number may slip in next year's study with three of those coaches being removed from their positions prior to 2013.

The University of Central Florida-based institute gave FBS schools a B grade for head football coach hiring practices, a mark that mirrored the overall grade for race and gender hiring in college sports. The B grades held steady from overall ratings ...